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  • TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020

    2020 highlights - Total investment and M&A activity across the video games industry tracked by the TGE Index through April-December 2020 reached USD$37.890bn from 406 disclosed transactions (501 total). Adding averaged publicly-available data for Q1 gives a full-year approximation of USD$40.572bn [...]

  • Epic Games Acquires Rad Game Tools; Tapjoy Reaches Settlement with the FTC

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games acquires Rad Game Tools; Tapjoy reaches settlement with the FTC; and Juked closes crowdfunding campaign at USD$1.07m (£788,000). Epic Games acquires Rad Game Tools Epic Games [...]

  • Unity Revenue Climbs by 53.3%; Statespace Raises USD$29m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity revenue climbs by 53.3%; Statespace raises USD$29m (£22m); and Tencent gaming revenue up 45%. Unity revenue climbs by 53.3% Unity Software Inc. has announced its financial results [...]

  • Microsoft Acquires ZeniMax for USD$7.5bn; Playco Raises USD$100m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft acquires ZeniMax for USD$7.5bn (£5.8bn); Playco raises USD$100m (£77.7m); and Mobile Premier League secures USD$90m (£70m). Microsoft acquires ZeniMax for USD$7.5bn (£5.8bn) Microsoft has announced that it [...]

  • Unity Raises USD$1.3bn in IPO; Supercell Fined USD$8.5m Over Patent Violations

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity raises over USD$1.3bn (£1.0bn) in IPO; Supercell fined USD$8.5m (£6.6m) over patent violations; and Hypemasters receives funding from MGVC. Unity raises USD$1.3bn (£1.0bn) in IPO Unity Technologies [...]

  • Unity Seeks Over USD$1bn from IPO; Razer Customer Details Reportedly Exposed

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity seeks over USD$1bn (£774m) from IPO; Razer customer details reportedly exposed; and Juked.gg opens crowdfunding campaign. Unity seeks over USD$1bn (£774m) from IPO Unity Technologies has set [...]

  • Unity Files for IPO; US Court Partially Upholds Epic Injunction Against Apple

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Unity files for IPO; US court partially upholds Epic injunction against Apple; and Nintendo rumoured to launch new Switch console in 2021. Unity files for IPO Video game [...]

  • Apple Further Retaliates Against Epic Games; Tencent Acquires Minority Stake in Voodoo

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Apple further retaliates against Epic Games; Tencent acquires minority stake in Voodoo; and Hour One raises USD$5m (£3.8m). Apple further retaliates against Epic Games Apple has threatened to [...]

  • Wildlife Studios Raises USD$120m; dMY Technology Group II in USD$240m IPO

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Wildlife Studios raises USD$120m (£91.7m); dMY Technology Group II SPAC in USD$240m (£183m) IPO; and PUBG Corporation invests USD$10m (£7.6m) in 1Up Ventures. Wildlife Studios raises USD$120m [...]

  • Tencent Online Game Revenue Climbs 31%; Unreal Engine Royalty-Free up to USD$1m

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent online game revenue climbs 31%; Unreal Engine royalty-free up to USD$1m (£815,000); and FACEIT to manage North American Rainbow Six Siege esports. Tencent online game revenue [...]

  • Sensor Tower Raises USD$45m; Unity Acquires Bolt

    TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Sensor Tower raises USD$45m (£36m); Unity acquires Bolt; and Redemption Games receives AppLovin investment. Sensor Tower raises USD$45m (£36m) California-based mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower has announced that [...]